What Lies Beneath

Chapter 26: Like A Ghost

Usually when Bonnie Bennett had a problem that she couldn't figure out herself, she went to her best friend and they hammered out a solution together. However this time that just wasn't possible. Sure she could tell Elena what Damon had done but it wouldn't so much as solve anything as it would make their entire dynamic explode into little bitty pieces. Not to mention it would probably implode the steadily mending Damon/Stefan relationship, and for as angry as she was at Damon she didn't want to hurt Stefan. So she was basically suffering in silence and her magic was suffering because of it.

Since finding out that her so-called boyfriend confessed his love to her best friend, she'd found herself extremely agitated to the point of being on edge. She'd already accidentally broken several small mugs in the kitchen when her powers spiked and made them fly off the counter top to mash against the wall. Thankfully she'd been alone in the house at the time. At school it was even harder to control herself because every time she saw Elena she also saw Damon saying things to her he never seemed to be able to admit to the person he was supposed to be admitting them too. The fact that yes, Damon had told her he loved her didn't matter as much when he appeared much more sincere with Elena.

While she still didn't trust Luka she did find him easy to talk to about witchcraft. At least he is forthcoming about his knowledge in that if nothing else. He understood what her body was going through—she'd lied and said it was just from doing too many spells—and he'd suggested channeling another witch. Or in his case warlock and had shown her how to do just that. It reminded her of trying to open the tomb with her Grams except not as draining.

Whatever his angle, she could own up to the fact that it was nice to have someone to go to with her questions.

Now if only I could ask someone what I should do about Damon.

Tucked between her mattresses in a plastic bag was the handkerchief with his blood on it, and to be honest she was trying to gather up the nerve to remove their blood bond. But it wasn't as easily as anger made it out to be. She was so hurt and so betrayed by him but there was also the part that still loved him. Not to mention she couldn't help but wonder what happened after they weren't connected anymore. Would all of their feelings just go away Would he return to his asshole self where she was concerned? Would he try to kill her? All of those questions ran on replay in her head, and when she thought about him sauntering off like they'd never shared anything it spiked white hot inside of her body, shaking anything that happened to be around at that moment.

The look on Alaric's face had been priceless when his classroom rocked and everyone thought it was a small earthquake.

The icing on the fucked up cake however had to be the fact that throughout all of her own personal drama, she was knee deep in whatever was going on with the moonstone as well. Oh how she longed for the days when Elena wasn't constantly in danger and the biggest decision she had to make was whether to get highlights in her hair. It was exceptionally hard not to blame Elena for anything—not to be mad at her for her part in this ongoing saga. Naturally she realized that the brunette couldn't control who fell for her, but she wasn't exactly innocent either. Where Damon was concerned she never exactly stuck to her guns either. If she said that she was done with him, in a weeks time she'd be back talking to him or saying that she cared about him.

Doesn't explain how he's just decided that he loves her though. I keep trying to understand how it happened and I'm really drawing a blank here. Maybe it was George. Maybe Georgia planted the seeds for this love that he has for her.

Maybe he just wants her because she doesn't want him.

Maybe it's real and true and more than what he feels for me.